Modern O365 Platform Benefits (vs. Original Version)
Tighter Security
- Passwordless user logon
- No installed software
- No public endpoints allowing signature viewing online
Active Directory Integration
- AD integration is now supported
Added Single Sign On (SSO) Support
- Azure / Entra ID
- Google Workspace
- SAML
Simplified Deployment
- Auto deployment via the O365 admin dashboard
- Auto sync across computers
- Alert messages prompting new users to complete their signature profile
Improved Performance
- Instantaneous & fully automatic updates to signatures (nothing needs to be done by users)
- Supports HD / Retina Display optimized images
- Supports transparent images for proper “dark mode” display of signatures
- No crashing or hanging up of Outlook during outages
Mobile Support - iOS and Android
- Outlook Mobile App for iOS and Android is now supported
Future Tech
- Anticipates Microsoft’s eventual depreciation of “installed” signatures (as they change to “roaming” signatures)
- Extensible platform designed to grow to meet emerging needs
Bug Fixes
- Sync to Outlook Web App (OWA) is working properly again
New Email Features
- Abbreviated REPLY signature now available in Outlook Web (not just Outlook desktop)
- Option to apply a slimmed-down, “internal”, signature when all the recipient’s domains match the sender’s domain (intra-company emails)
Enhanced Management
- Comprehensive management dashboard
- Creation of signature banners greatly simplified
- Assignment of banners to groups of users or individuals now supported
- Addition of “notes” - functionally similar to banners but text-based
- Customer satisfaction (CSAT) / 1-click surveys can now be integrated into signatures
- Added access to an integated helpdesk
- Removal of users is enabled
Public API’s Now Available
- Public API’s are now Available following the OpenAPI spec. Endpoints are focused on listing and retrieving signature’s data and rendered signature artifacts.